STORY-8/10
Okazaki Tomoya's life is meaningless, and it seems like it will always be. Until, he meets a girl named Nagisa Furukawa. Tomoya befriends Nagisa, and they try to revive the school's drama club. Many other girls come into Tomoya's life, and he starts to become a much better person.
ART-9/10
Clannad looks really nice, especially when watched in HD. The best part of Clannad's visuals is the color design. It's very bright and has lot of personality to it. The art style is very distinctive and the girls all look cute. As for the animation itself, it's Kyoto Animation nothing much to say.
SOUND-9/10
Clannad has one of the best anime soundtracks EVER! I have no complains whatsoever. As for the dub the Japanese is great, with every character fitting their role perfectly. But, the English dub is the reason I gave sound a 9 instead of a 10. The biggest problem with the dub is how they don't know how to pronounce Nagisa correctly.
CHARACTERS-10/10
In an anime, the characters are the most important part. I can say with certainty, that Clannad's best aspect is it's character cast. First up, we have Tomoya, the main protagonist. He is an amazing protagonist, and I fell in love with him the moment I first saw him. He's cynical and even somewhat stoic, but he truly cares for his friends. Personally, I believe Tomoya has influenced me personally. Nagisa Furukawa is the main love interest, and is also great. She's a very sickly girl, but still tries to get along with everyone. She seems to be the most normal of the cast, but that's not saying much, since she still has strange habits. Kyou and Ryou were the two characters I believe who got shafted in the story department. Don't get me wrong, I like them both, but they are the 2 heroins that don't get an arc. Luckily for them, there's an extra OVA titled "Clannad: After Story - Mou Hitotsu no Sekai, Kyou-hen" which goes into Kyou's story. Kyou is a HUGE tsundere, and Ryou is very cute and shy with very obvious feelings for Tomoya. Kotomi Ichinose is also very shy. While she seems like she would be a total airhead, based off her initial personality, Kotomi's actually very smart. Kotomi had my favorite arc, and she's my second favorite character. My favorite character, however, is Tomoyo Sakagami. She seems like a total ice queen at first, but is actually very nice, and pretty much perfect wife material. Last, but not least, is Fuuko Ibuki (btw her hair is green and I will slap the next person who says it is brown). Fuuko is very upbeat and energetic and wants everyone to come to her sister's wedding by passing out starfish. I can't say too much about her because that means spoiling one of the best parts of Clannad.
ENJOYMENT-9/10
I loved Clannad. It's one of the best anime I've ever seen. Being one of the best romantic drama ever.
OVERALL SCORE-9/10
